Donald Trump is extremely bad at making deals (“Why is the health bill failing? Look at Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump eyeglasses, Trump Suits…” Again, anyone who voted for this guy – let alone was a spokesperson or cheerleader for this f***tard – is himself/herself a f***tard.)

Tax reform next? Maybe not. (“The GOP was counting on repeal of Obamacare and its nearly $1 trillion in taxes to help finance sweeping tax cuts.”)

What’s Next for the GOP on Health Care? Apparently Nothing at All (“From a longer perspective, Republicans now understand how Democrats felt when the Clinton Health Plan went down to defeat in 1994. If it takes them half as long as it took Democrats to take another swing for the fences on health-care policy, we won’t soon see any vindication of the doomed effort that died today.”)

Why Obamacare Defeated Trumpcare (“It is not possible to write a bill that meets public standards for acceptable health-insurance coverage within the parameters of conservative ideology. It is possible — just barely — to write a bill that meets public standards for acceptable health-insurance coverage within the parameters of liberal ideology.”)

Why Trumpcare Failed (“You can’t unite a party that is fundamentally divided.” And one that has no serious ideas, is basically an insurgent/outlier/opposition party that can break things but not fix them, etc.)

Editorial: Should Southwest Virginia secede from the rest of Virginia? (“The practical problem with secession – aside from the legalities and all that – is that Southwest Virginia is subsidized by the rest of the state. Yes, yes, we think we’re ignored by Richmond and in a lot of ways we are. Still, the fiscal reality is that Northern Virginia really subsidizes the rest of Virginia. If there’s any part of the state that should secede for bottom-line reasons, it’s Northern Virginia.” Yep, they’re heavily subsidized by Democrats, liberals, progressives, etc. yet they still vote Republican. Brilliant, eh?)

Rep. Comstock would have voted against health care bill (Yeah, because after they knew the bill was going down, she got a free pass to cast a political vote. But don’t kid yourself, she gladly would have voted for the Trumpcare monstrosity if the circumstances had been politically advantageous for her to do so.)